2024-10-19T17:06:01-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 451467295 SOUTHEAST FRESNO COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSN SOUT 5593010695 5288 E Heaton Avenue Fresno CA 93727 Jose Leon-Barraza Chief Executive Officer 5593010695 2024-10-19 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X www.SEFCEDA.ORG X X 66210 X 13000 53210 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66210 0 0 14402 7648 28504 1249 11316 63119 3091 11744 -10190 4645 11744 4645 0 0 0 0 11744 4645 0 0 11744 4645 The mission of the Southeast Fresno Community Economic Development Association (SEFCEDA) is a community economic development platform to advance and promote prosperity and to improve quality of life for all residents and businesses through engagement, education, and an action plan that executes and enriches cultural identity and attract new residents, employers and investors to Southeast Fresno. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. SEFCEDA provides assistance to low-income residents in obtaining job training for jobs in the construction industries and places residents in jobs in local businesses. The main purpose of this program is to improve the earning capacity of residents and to improve their income to address the problems of poverty we have in the area we serve. 4350 5500 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. SEFCEDA has been providing technical assistance to small business owners located in Southeast Fresno. That includes helping them apply for small business grants, connecting them with other agencies that provide business loans and other services. An important project started this year that will continue in 2023 is a Facade Improvement Program that provides government funds to small businesses to improve the front of their businesses that helps beautify the area, attract more customers and generate more business activity. SEFCEDA also provides low income residents information about how to open a new business in our community. 2300 7500 CREATION OF A NEW PARK AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES. SEFCEDA continues to recruit volunteers for the upkeep of a 49-care vacant park site. SEFCEDA has been cleaning up this site and it is ready to continue to plant new trees on this site. Through the participation of residents and SEFCEDA, the City of Fresno has committed to fund the first phase of a Regional Park and Soccer Complex on this site. This park will improve air quality in this region and improve the health of low-income residents who will use this park. Funding for the construction of a new park on this site has been approved by the City of Fresno. SEFCEDA also has assisted the City fo Fresno in community outreach programs to increase public participation in identifyiing new park improvements and the review of cultural master plan. 1200 11314 This category includes other miscellaneous expenditures required for referral services provided by SEFCEDA and for other information provided by SEFCEDA for interviewing of candidates for the various activities where there are no specific funding sources available. 3000 5400 29714 Gabriel Lozano Program Manager 20 0 0 0 Michael Angel Board Member 5 0 0 0 Itzi Robles Board of Directors Vice Chair 10 0 0 0 Catherine Robles Board member 5 0 0 0 Nellie Neri Secretary 10 0 0 0 Jose Luis Barraza Chief Financial Officer Treasurer 20 2000 0 0 John Z Leal Board Chair 10 0 0 0 Jose Leon Barraza Chief Executive Officer 40 4000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA Jose Leon Barraza 5288 E Heaton Avenue Fresno CA 93727 5593010695 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule C, Part I-A, Line 1 Our organization did not participate in any political or lobbying activities. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Equipment Rental;2458|Project Supplies;1573|Trees Purchased;7285^Total;11316^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Description;Amount^Net reduction in cash balance;-10190^Total;-10190^ A minor delay has occurred this year because we are a small organization that depends on the preparation of this tax report in addition to other duties. Our goal is to hire an accountant to perform these functions.